| Alsab | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Alsab winning over Whirlaway in 1942 | |
| Sire | Good Goods |
| Grandsire | Neddie |
| Dam | Winds Chant |
| Damsire | Wildair |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1939 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Tom Piatt |
| Owner | Albert Sabath |
| Trainer | Sarge Swenke |
| Record | 51: 25-11-5 |
| Earnings | $350,015 |
| Major wins | |
| Eastern Shore Handicap (1941) Walden Stakes (1941) Washington Park Futurity (1941) Champagne Stakes (1941) Mayflower Stakes (1941) American Derby (1942) Lawrence Realization Stakes (1942) New York Handicap (1942) Withers Stakes (1942) U.S. Triple Crown series: Preakness Stakes (1942) | |
| Awards | |
| U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1941) U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Colt (1942) | |
| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1976) #65 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century | |
| Last updated on April 28, 2007 | |
Alsab (1939–1963) was an AmericanHall of FameThoroughbredracehorse.[1]
Alsab was bred in Kentucky by Thomas Piatt. His sire was Good Goods, and his dam was Winds Chant. Buyers were not interested in him, and Alsab was sold in 1940 for only $700 to Albert Sabath. He was named after his new owner.[2]
As a two-year-old, Alsab won theWashington Park Futurity,Champagne Stakes, andMayflower Stakes.
In his three-year-old season, he was ridden byBasil James. He finished second toShut Out in theKentucky Derby and then won thePreakness Stakes.[3] In the third leg of the Triple Crown, he finished second to Shut Out in theBelmont Stakes, thus achieving the status of first-ever racehorse to win one U.S. Triple Crown race and finish second in the other two, followed in later years by Sword Dancer in 1959, Arts and Letters in 1969, Bet Twice in 1987, Easy Goer in 1989, and Journalism in 2025. For 63 years, Alsab held distinction as the only racehorse ever to win the Preakness Stakes and finish second in both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, until Journalism joined him in 2025 by winning the Preakness and finishing second to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes (run at 1 1/4 miles at Saratoga that year instead of 1 1/2 miles at Belmont Park, due to ongoing track renovations). As of 2025, Alsab remains the only racehorse ever to win the Preakness Stakes and finish second in the Kentucky Derby and second in the Belmont Stakes run at the traditional 1 1/2-mile distance.
On September 19, 1942, Alsab defeated the 1941U.S. Triple Crown ChampionWhirlaway in amatch race atNarragansett Park inPawtucket, Rhode Island.[4]
Alsab was voted the 1941U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. He also won 1942U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Colt honors.
In theBlood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century, Alsab was voted #65. In 1976, he was inducted in the United States'National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
| Sire Good Goods bay 1931 | Neddie black 1926 | Colin | Commando* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pastorella* | |||
| Black Flag | Light Brigade | ||
| Misplay* | |||
| Brocastelle bay 1915 | Radium | Bend Or* | |
| Taia | |||
| Pietra | Pietermaritzburg* | ||
| Briar-Root | |||
| Dam Winds Chant brown 1931 | Wildair bay 1917 | Broomstick | Ben Brush |
| Elf | |||
| Verdure | Peter Pan* | ||
| Pastorella* | |||
| Eulogy bay 1913 | Fair Play* | Hastings* | |
| Fairy Gold* | |||
| St Eudora | St Simon* | ||
| Dorothea |
* Alsab isinbred 5S x 3D to the stallionFair Play, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via Misplay) on the sire side of his pedigree, and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
* Alsab is inbred 4S x 4D to the marePastorella, meaning that she appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
* Alsab is inbred 7S x 4S x 5D to the stallionBend Or, meaning that he appears seventh generation (via Misplay) and fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and fifth generation (via Fairy Gold) on the dam side of his pedigree.
* Alsab is inbred 4S x 5D to the stallionCommando, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and fifth generation (viaPeter Pan) on the dam side of his pedigree.
* Alsab is inbred 5S x 4D to the stallionSt Simon, meaning that he appears fifth generation (viaPietermaritzburg) the sire side of his pedigree, and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
